What color is #757972?

#757972 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #757972?

The RGB value is 117, 121, 114: 117 red, 121 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757972?

The complementary color is #767279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757972 color

#757972 rgb(117, 121, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #757972 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 47.5% green and 44.7% blue (117, 121, 114).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#757972 color codes

HEX	`#757972`
RGB	`rgb(117, 121, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 47.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 6%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.3, -2.91, 3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.3, 4.41, 131.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.21, 18.672, 18.614)`
Decimal	`7698802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757972, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #757972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #757972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757972; }
.text { color: #757972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 121 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757972, #727973); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #757972?: #757972 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #757972?: The RGB value is 117, 121, 114: 117 red, 121 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757972?: The complementary color is #767279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.